diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0b4df75ea..bb32e6599 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ dependencies {
     exclude group: 'org.junit.vintage', module: 'junit-vintage-engine'
   }
   testImplementation group: 'org.pitest', name: 'pitest', version: versions.pitest
-  testImplementation 'info.solidsoft.gradle.pitest:gradle-pitest-plugin:1.7.0'
+  testImplementation 'info.solidsoft.gradle.pitest:gradle-pitest-plugin:1.9.0'
   testImplementation group: 'org.pitest', name: 'pitest-junit5-plugin', version: '0.15'
 
   integrationTestImplementation sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath